THIS ISSUE
Christopher Loxton reports on the impact of Brexit on travel arrangements between the UK and EU
Alexander Layton QC & Andrew Dinsmore examine the post-Brexit landscape for jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments
Chaman Salhan questions why the NCA was able to ride roughshod over decades of policy which says that intercept evidence is inadmissible
Stamp duty holiday end ‘bigger than COVID-19 or Brexit’ for property sector
The European Commission has taken steps towards ensuring the flow of personal data between the UK and the rest of Europe can continue after the 30 June cut-off point.
An agreement scheduled to a Tomlin order can be a regulated consumer credit agreement and therefore unenforceable if there was non-compliance or the creditor was not authorised, the Court of Appeal has held.
A High Court judge has expressed concern that solicitors in a county court case failed to mention that one of the claimants was deceased.
The government has confirmed it will scrap the Vnuk law, which required off-road vehicles to be insured.
Insurers expect to pay £2bn for COVID-19 business interruption claims, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed.
Mr Justice Meade has been appointed judge in charge of intellectual property.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams
Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant
Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias
International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner
Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven
Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth
NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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